Hi Friend, 

Last Friday was a BIG deadline for bills heard over the past 70 days to make it out of their first Committee. Luckily, some of our biggest priority bills related to gun violence prevention, reproductive freedom, and lowering prescription drug costs made it through this first big hurdle! 

However, we've still got 50 more days to advance progressive legislation in Nevada, and several more key deadlines to go. This next phase of the legislative session, from now through April 25th, will be the chance for bills to make it past a full vote of the house they were introduced in -- unless they are exempt from deadlines, all Assembly Bills need to pass via a vote by the full Assembly and all Senate bills need to pass a vote by the full Senate. 

Given this next upcoming deadline on April 25, committee hearings will take a back seat to Floor Sessions in which bills will be voted on. But you can and must continue to make your voice heard! Check out what's on deck this week below and follow the steps to tell Carson City legislators that you care about these critical issues for our state!

Watch for a mid-week update as more bills, and some committees, continue to be scheduled!

Here's what we're watching on Monday's Senate and Assembly Floor Sessions:

Monday 4/17

11:00 AM - SENATE FLOOR

Resolution File:

SJR7 - proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution by adding a guarantee of the right to reproductive freedom, including abortion, birth control, and prenatal care. SUPPORT

General File:

SB76 - phases out the sale of products that contain intentionally added perfluoroalykl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (commonly referred to as "PFAS chemicals" or "forever chemicals"). SUPPORT

SB131 - protects abortion and reproductive health care providers or out-of-state abortion patients from being prosecuted by other states. SUPPORT

SB153 - requires the Department of Corrections to create policies for the supervision, custody, care, security, housing, and medical and mental health treatment of offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, or intersex. SUPPORT

SB177 - codifies allowing Medicaid to cover antipsychotic medication or anticonvulsant drugs that aren't currently on the existing list of preferred medication. SUPPORT

How you can help:

• Create a free NELIS Account & submit a comment
• Use the 'Find My Legislator' tool to find who represents your address, then click on your State Senator's name to find their contact information - send and email or call their office to voice your opinion!

11:30 AM - ASSEMBLY FLOOR

Resolution File:

AJR5 - proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to allow for a state lottery that would create a new revenue stream to fund youth mental health programs. SUPPORT

AJR6 - proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to adopt the National Popular Vote Compact. SUPPORT

ACR7 - Directs the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Revenue to conduct a study on wealth taxes in the state of Nevada during the 2023-2024 interim. SUPPORT

General File:

AB188 - Removes the requirement that a patient be diagnosed with a terminal condition before they can be prescribed or provided an investigational treatment, instead requiring that the patient be diagnosed with a life-threatening or severely debilitating disease/condition. SUPPORT

How you can help:

• Create a free NELIS Account & submit a comment
• Use the 'Find My Legislator' tool to find who represents your address, then click on your State Assemblyperson's name to find their contact information - send and email or call their office to voice your opinion!

Make sure you follow our Twitter page to stay tuned on all committee hearings and bills.

Onward,